by Eleanor Yap | Jan 5, 2017 | Reflections
An 87-year-old shares her trials and tribulations from 1941 to 1945. Originally this story was shared with her young granddaughter. This is Part I in a three-part series of her story. BY: Tan Yoon Yin Going to Clifford School in Kuala Lipis, Pahang, was fun and...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 3, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Lonely Planet’s new book provides mindfulness, yoga and nutrition tips for busy people. Get your wellness dose with this new book by Lonely Planet called “101 Ways to Live Well”. It provides tangible solutions to the stresses and strains of everyday life, with...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 28, 2016 | Miscellaneous
A senior has come up with a pouch which contains all the necessary items that seniors might need when they travel. BY: Eleanor Yap While youths are coming up with ideas on how to help seniors, so are seniors. Sixty-three-year-old retiree Richard Loh has come up with a...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 21, 2016 | Miscellaneous
The films focused on family members – an uncle who found solace with puppies after falling and a grandmother who visits her past with her helper. Two short films made by students from Yale-NUS College clinched the top prizes in the first Modern Aging Short Film...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 20, 2016 | Health
A new smart coach to help those living with Type 2 diabetes. A new smart coach supports people living with Type 2 diabetes to make positive changes in their lives and prevent long-term complications. This solution combines human expertise and mobile technology...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 13, 2016 | Health
Singapore Cancer Society’s Cancer Rehabilitation Centre allows those like Mike Rollings to improve their physical wellness and much more. Mike Rollings, 67, had a fast-paced and often stressful life working as a chemical engineer for 44 years. Originally from...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 10, 2016 | Health
A fourth grant call by the Government is looking for new assistive devices that will allow seniors to remain active and independent despite their disability. The Enabling Innovation Grant is the fourth grant call under the National Innovation Challenge (NIC) on...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 7, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Use your trip home for the holidays to determine if your mom or dad is a safe driver. Going home for the holidays has layers of significance for adult children, particularly those who live out of town. It remains a time of togetherness and thankfulness, but...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 6, 2016 | Health
Bayer’s crowdsourcing initiative aims at addressing this in elderly with chronic diseases and plans on giving winners S$10,000 each. Bayer and NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), unveiled the inaugural...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 5, 2016 | Miscellaneous
A new Passion Silver Concession Card gives seniors concessionary fares on public transport, and discounts and privileges at merchants. A new PAssion Silver Concession Card has been launched to make it more convenient for seniors to stay active and engaged in...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 1, 2016 | Products
These sensitive skin products provide pain-free removal and are ideal for those with fragile skin. 3M has launched Nexcare Sensitive skin bandages, dressings and tapes designed to provide pain-free removal for those with sensitive skin and fragile wounds. The...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 30, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Modern Aging Singapore 2016 awards seed-funding to three teams including a team developing a gel sheath that might reduce pressure ulcers. BY: Eleanor Yap A nursing lecturer from Nanyang Polytechnic and her final-year nursing students were recently awarded S$25,000 in...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 30, 2016 | Health
Some tips and community resources for persons with low-vision. BY: Tan Yanwen Many who are dealing with vision loss may not be aware of the scope of the professional community dedicated to rehabilitation, or simply do not know how to tap into these resources. So how...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 28, 2016 | Health
Find out the types of vision loss, and how to cope with such a loss. There is often a blur line between what is considered normal and low-vision. How do you identify this issue within family members, friends and yourself, and at what point do you seek...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 23, 2016 | Miscellaneous
These include a mobile app that monitors elderly’s physical condition to a security system, which allows you to view your home from your mobile phone. Besides looking out for sweet deals related to IT at this year’s SITEX 2016 at the Singapore Expo on November...
